Kubilaw Noeraw Dhangal The lines depicted on the dhangal (dugong) show the traditional cuts that are used by Maubiay. The name of this cut is kaiar rou dun and is used to ensure that all of the meat and precious Read more…
Waru Waru (sea turtle) is an important totem for Torres Strait people. When the little brown jelly fish come down from the estuaries like a brown river thousands of turtles gather to feast on them. We don’t hunt the waru Read more…
Githalay Karumuy Azam Zarram Zenadh-Kes families love to get together with family at our beach camps to go hunting for food in the mangroves. The boys use the spear to hunt fish and crabs while the girls look for muscles Read more…
Sowurraw Pamay (Digging Wild Yam) My image Sowurraw Pamay depicts a boy digging for wild yams. I lost my father when I was young so my mother brought us up. My older brother’s taught me the traditional men’s business like Read more…
The boy who turned into wind (pirriya) at Walu rockhole This story is about a young boy who had no parents and was neglected. There were two men (the boy’s uncles) and one young boy camping at Walu Rockhole, an Read more…
Bawáliba (Stone Country Mimih) ‘Bawáliba is the djang (Dreaming) of my mother and my uncles. They are good spirits, they protect us and they recognise families. They are really tall- just like human beings, like us. They dance late at Read more…
Garriwa (Sea Turtle) A detailed lino print design depicting a sea turtle surrounded by sea shells. Elizabeth is from the Burrarra language group and her homeland is Gupanga, Arnhem Land.
Kunmadj Kunmadj is the Kuninjku term for large woven collecting baskets, known as dillybags. They are often made from the burney vine (Malaisia scandens), a strong, pliable plant that grows along the ground and into the canopy of monsoon vine thickets. The baskets are used Read more…
Kunmadj Kunmadj is the Kuninjku term for large woven collecting baskets, known as dillybags. They are often made from the burney vine (Malaisia scandens), a strong, pliable plant that grows along the ground and into the canopy of monsoon vine thickets. The baskets are used Read more…
